US5923743A - Single-wire data distribution system and method - Google Patents
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- H04L2012/40267—Bus for use in transportation systems
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EP96107211A EP0743776A3 (en) | 1995-05-15 | 1996-05-07 | A single-wire data distribution system and method |
JP8120704A JPH0936901A (en) | 1995-05-15 | 1996-05-15 | System and method for single wire data distribution |
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US4745597A (en) * | 1986-05-14 | 1988-05-17 | Doug Morgan | Reconfigurable local area network |
US5138615A (en) * | 1989-06-22 | 1992-08-11 | Digital Equipment Corporation | Reconfiguration system and method for high-speed mesh connected local area network |
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US8659990B2 (en) | 2009-08-06 | 2014-02-25 | Lumexis Corporation | Serial networking fiber-to-the-seat inflight entertainment system |
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US8424045B2 (en) | 2009-08-14 | 2013-04-16 | Lumexis Corporation | Video display unit docking assembly for fiber-to-the-screen inflight entertainment system |
US9344351B2 (en) | 2009-08-20 | 2016-05-17 | Lumexis Corporation | Inflight entertainment system network configurations |
US9036487B2 (en) | 2009-08-20 | 2015-05-19 | Lumexis Corporation | Serial networking fiber optic inflight entertainment system network configuration |
US8416698B2 (en) | 2009-08-20 | 2013-04-09 | Lumexis Corporation | Serial networking fiber optic inflight entertainment system network configuration |
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